Pat Rosson, 1960s Child Actor on The Andy Griffith Show, Dies at 69

Pat Rosson, a 1960s child actor and son and grandson of cinematographers has died at the age of 69.

Rosson appeared in episodes of The Andy Griffith Show, The Twilight Zone, Dennis the Menace, The Bing Crosby Show, and more. He was also a regular on the soap opera The Young Marrieds.

On The Young Marrieds, which aired on ABC from 1965-66, Rosson played Jerry Karr, a child in the middle of a custody battle between his biological mother and his adoptive mother.

His daughter, Maria Delilah Rosson told the Hollywood Reporter that Rosson died of a heart attack on April 28. He is survived by his daughter, his wife Ruth, his sister Christa, his nephews Troy and Tobey, and his niece Sophie.

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